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A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill banning most employers from using consumer credit reports for employment purposes passed the Senate Appropriations Committee on Aug.... Read this article: Bill Banning Credit Report Use for Employment Passes Senate Fiscal Committee

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Yaroslavsky and Antonovich say proposed transition of inmates from state prison to county lockups would also add to fiscal burdens. By Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, August 17, 2011 Los Angeles County supervisors on Tuesday condemned Sacramento’s cost-cutting decision to keep some state prisoners in local lockups and have parolees be supervised by county agencies, asserting that both...

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New York University's (NYU) discrimination lawsuit has settled with a $210,000 payout to the plaintiff, an African man whose boss constantly harassed and demeaned him. An institute of higher education, NYU's lawsuit illustrates that discrimination persists even at prestigious universities. The African plaintiff, Osei Agyemang, was an employee at the university. He worked at NYU's Bobst Library, where...

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Rochester, MN: The administration of synthetic THC (aka dronabinol) decreases colonic motility compared to placebo in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to clinical trial data to be published in the journal Gastroenterology . Investigators at the Clinical Enteric Neuroscience Translational and Epidemiological Research (CENTER) in Rochester, Minnesota assessed the impact of oral THC versus placebo in...

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Seattle, WA: Event organizers are expecting to break attendance records this weekend for the 20th annual Seattle Hempfest , taking place this Friday through Sunday at Myrtle Edwards Park along the downtown Seattle waterfront. Previous years' events, which were limited to two days, have drawn crowds in excesses of 150,000 people. Over 60 musical acts and over one...

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The number of federal and state court approved wiretaps increased by 34% in 2010.

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by NINA TOTENBERG – NPR Radio At times of partisan stress in American politics, the Supreme Court often becomes part of the game, and the ethics of individual justices become a focus of criticism. Liberal groups are leading the charge now. Common Cause, for instance, discovered that Justice Clarence Thomas failed to report his wife’s nearly $700,000 in...

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By Nathan Koppel – Wall Street Journal - The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a constitutional challenge to a Washington, D.C. law that requires certain people to register as sex offenders and authorizes the police to publicize a person’s status as an offender. Grant Anderson, who was convicted in 1988 of assault with [For full story: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2011/08/16/d-c-sex-offender-registry-deemed-constitutional/...

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UNITED NATIONS, Aug 17, 2011 (IPS) - The world's water map is being significantly redrawn due primarily to the mass migration of people into urban centres, threatening one of life's vital resources. Continued here: Water Will Be Lifeblood of Smart Urban Expansion

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TURRIALBA, Costa Rica, Aug 17, 2011 (Tierramérica) - In Central America the temperature is rising and forests are taking longer to grow, while farther south, the Amazon rainforests have yet to feel the effects of global warming. This is just one example of how climate change is manifested differently in different parts of the region. Read more: New...